In a message dated 2/22/05 4:16:03 PM, xtabe@YAHOO.COM writes: << My engine has BOLTS holding the exhaust manifolds to the heads. This is NOT the preferred method, right? >> You're right as far as I am concerned. Some guys will use two studs then pry, twist, say a Novena or two and force two capscrews (bolts) into submission. Sometimes the flange hole is not exactly lined up with the tapped hole in the head, the screw is started cocked and we all know the outcome. I prefer to install studs then massage the header and its flanges until it is an easy, flat fit on both heads. No fuss, no muss, no leaking exhaust ports and, above all else, no stripped threads. George |
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